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Ranked #357 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 28 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $70,067
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
- Median debt
- $25,500
- Ranked-college median: $21,375
Lake Erie College acceptance rate
Acceptance rate: 70.4% (fall admissions, CollegesRef 2026–27 edition). 637 of 1,164 applicants were admitted. Middle 50% test scores: SAT Reading & Writing 450–570, SAT Math 455–560, ACT 17–23. Admissions details
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 852
Smaller than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603
Lake Erie CollegeMiddle half of collegesNational median
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Lake Erie College admitted 70.4% of 1,164 applicants.
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Applicants1,164
70.4% of applicants were admitted
- Admitted637
29.5% of admitted students enrolled (yield)
- Enrolled (first-year)188
Middle 50% test scores
- SAT Reading & Writing
- 450–570
- 200800
- SAT Math
- 455–560
- 200800
- ACT Composite
- 17–23
- 136
Your chances
Check your chancesYour SAT or ACT against Lake Erie College- SAT, middle 50%
- 905–1130
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–23
Cost & financial aid
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$13,324
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $38,700
- Average net price
- $13,324
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44.3%
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44.4%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
59.4%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$54,578
Former students who received federal aid
Where Lake Erie College ranks
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Bachelor's majors where Lake Erie College is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
Education
Ranked #451 of 521 for valueTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · 20 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $41,284
- Ranked-college median: $48,822
- Median debt
- $22,500
- Ranked-college median: $21,500
Academics
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Total students
852
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's college
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Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH, United States
- Private nonprofit
- Master's college
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityCleveland, OH · about 27 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- lec.edu
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Athletics
NCAA Division II · Competitive sports with partial scholarships and smaller programs.
- D-INCAA Division I
- D-IINCAA Division II (this college)
- D-IIINCAA Division III
- NAIANAIA
- NJCAANJCAA
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What is the Lake Erie College acceptance rate for 2026?
Lake Erie College admitted 70.4% of 1,164 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, the most recent release. That is the figure colleges report to the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
How much is Lake Erie College tuition?
Tuition at Lake Erie College is $38,700 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $13,324 a year.
What is the average net price at Lake Erie College?
The average net price at Lake Erie College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $13,324 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Lake Erie College?
44.4% of first-time, full-time students at Lake Erie College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Lake Erie College?
The closest matches are Malone University, Lourdes University, and Ursuline College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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